FRIDAY MAY 19

Makers Faire, 10am-8pm, A family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement, San Mateo County Event Center.

NEW EXHIBIT: Step inside Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs, starting, learn how these winged reptiles ruled the skies for as long as dinosaurs walked the Earth. View real pterosaur fossils, walk beneath a life-size model of the largest animal to ever navigate the skies, and fly like a pterosaur in a special interactive, California Academy of Science.

HUGE Neighborhood Yard Sale, 9am - 2pm, There will be all kinds of stuff for sale with tons of great stuff for kids at the new Cove School and San Clemente Park north of the Paradise Shopping Center off of Paradise Drive, Corte Madera.

Skaggs Island Bicycle Ride and Picnic, 9:30am-1pm, a rare opportunity to tour the 3,300-acre Skaggs Island, a former top secret naval communications site. It is now a part of the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge and normally closed to the public, Sonoma.

Kent Island Restoration, 10am-2pm, ages 5+, Meet at the public dock on Wharf Rd in Bolinas (across from the College of Marin biology lab).

Ring Mountain Grassland Restoration, 10am – 1pm, all ages, help restore habitat on this special volunteer day. We’ll venture out to see the endangered Tiburon mariposa lily and remove invasive plants that threaten their existence. Invasive yellow star and tocolote thistle were once a thriving population on the rise, but our efforts have yielded positive results. Meet at the gate at the end of Taylor Rd in Tiburon.

EAC & Sonoma Birding Youth Bird-A-Thon, 10am-12pm, ages 10-16, learnhow to use binoculars, identify birds by sight and sound as we explore three locations around Point Reyes Station, including the Giacomini Wetlands.

Family Fun Day with the First 5 Express! 10am-2pm, There will be bilingual music, songs and instruments to play! You'll enjoy bilingual story time and a library for young children. There will be stickers and coloring and lots of fun! Novato Youth Center.

Discover Octopuses at Crissy Field! 10am & 1pm, Join us for our debut of the brand-new Octo Lab! Participants will discover one of the oceans most intelligent creatures- the octopus! Teams will measure, weigh, study, touch, and examine their way through the lab using their own defrosted octopus specimen. As the grand finale, we will create octopus stop motion videos as well as octopus prints for you to take home as keep-sakes. Contact Courtney Buel @ courtney.buel@noaa.gov, Farallones Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center, San Francisco.

Presidio Family-Friendly Bike Ride, 10-11:30am, Join a Presidio Park Ranger and Presidio Trust guide on this gentle 4-mile bike ride. Roll through the history and nature of the Presidio at a family-friendly pace that's fun for all! Rent a bike from Sports Basement or bring your own.

Campfire Program: Evening at Stafford Lake, 7 – 9pm, Join rangers for an evening of fun around the campfire! There will be a short hike, stories, and sing-a-longs. This event is ideal for all ages. Dress in layers and wear sturdy shoes. Don’t forget to bring a flashlight. Stafford Lake Park, Novato.

Discover Octopuses at Crissy Field! 10am & 1pm, Join us for our debut of the brand-new Octo Lab! Participants will discover one of the oceans most intelligent creatures- the octopus! Teams will measure, weigh, study, touch, and examine their way through the lab using their own defrosted octopus specimen. As the grand finale, we will create octopus stop motion videos as well as octopus prints for you to take home as keep-sakes. Contact Courtney Buel @ courtney.buel@noaa.gov, Farallones Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center, San Francisco.

MEGA Gymnastics Celebrates Olympic Day Demo, Join us for our special event on Sunday May 21st to hear from an Olympic Gymnast (and a coach at MEGA!) as well as demo opportunities for all students ages 3+. Our competitive teams will also be performing their floor and trampoline routines. Advanced Registration Required. $20/ per student. Friends and Family free to watch.